Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.08/cwt on 396 head.

Average price

$148.08

396 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$10.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.62

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	700	148.82	1,042	367
Medium and Large 2-3	543	138.65	753	29

One grade step is worth $10.17/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale396 hd

148.08

—

KY average24 barns · 4,966 hd

145.46

+2.62

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,805	93.67	1,691	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	63.81	783	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	63.17	1,014	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	45.07	408	5thin

Every lot, as filed

94 lots · USDA AMS · Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	128.88/cwt	120.50–133.00	920	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	123.06/cwt	122.00–125.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,312	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	918	139.30/cwt	139.30–139.30	1,279	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	148.90/cwt	148.90–148.90	1,176	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	135.89/cwt	130.00–142.00	713	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	122.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	644	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	143.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	134.50/cwt	130.00–141.00	643	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	109.26/cwt	108.00–111.00	954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	145.72/cwt	139.00–155.00	835	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	144.71/cwt	140.00–149.00	975	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	144.73/cwt	140.00–149.00	679	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	166.50/cwt	165.50–168.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	728	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	121.02/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	147.56/cwt	143.00–153.00	909	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	162.36/cwt	153.00–166.00	705	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	173.26/cwt	161.00–178.00	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	131.53/cwt	130.00–133.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	156.95/cwt	150.00–162.50	731	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	160.18/cwt	149.00–165.50	830	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	142.55/cwt	132.00–147.50	1,022	29
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	131.24/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,088	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	167.11/cwt	161.00–171.00	568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	128.43/cwt	124.00–137.00	804	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	137.54/cwt	131.00–142.00	791	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	120.04/cwt	113.00–124.00	870	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	148.91/cwt	145.00–157.00	704	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	164.94/cwt	160.00–170.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	175.25/cwt	175.00–176.00	701	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	41.61/cwt	40.00–44.50	386	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	50.26/cwt	50.00–50.50	437	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	63.17/cwt	60.00–66.00	1,014	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	788	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	64.12/cwt	61.00–68.00	785	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	56.83/cwt	54.50–59.00	756	2
Bulls	—	—	1,791	95.05/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,702	7
Bulls	—	—	1,905	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	22,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	114.00/cwt	109.00–123.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	142.33/cwt	133.00–147.00	730	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	127.80/cwt	122.00–136.00	847	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	147.40/cwt	145.00–148.00	902	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	131.23/cwt	130.00–133.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	98.98/cwt	98.00–100.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	137.59/cwt	133.00–148.00	528	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	122.51/cwt	120.00–127.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	125.48/cwt	124.50–127.50	966	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	136.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	134.90/cwt	129.00–140.00	768	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	127.72/cwt	120.00–136.00	857	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	126.76/cwt	120.00–136.00	788	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	137.31/cwt	132.00–140.00	456	3

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Mon Oct 4, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 887Last week 885Year ago 916

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 64Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 1Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	714	120.50–133.00	128.88
3	—	801	127.00	127.00
57	—	525	130.00–142.00	135.89
45	—	478	130.00–141.00	134.50
4	—	873	108.00–111.00	109.26
1	—	975	100.00	100.00
19	—	384	133.00–148.00	137.59
10	—	770	124.50–127.50	125.48
25	—	420	130.00–140.00	136.99
26	—	569	129.00–140.00	134.90
15	—	671	120.00–136.00	127.72
17	—	622	120.00–136.00	126.76
1	—	1,185	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,075	99.00	99.00
2	—	268	135.00–140.00	137.43
3	—	332	132.00–140.00	137.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
3	—	468	122.00–125.00	123.06
12	—	524	120.00–125.00	122.98
1	—	340	126.00	126.00
2	—	833	98.00–100.00	98.98
1	—	885	85.00	85.00
2	—	785	110.00–112.00	111.01
4	—	426	120.00–127.00	122.51
2	—	390	130.00	130.00
5	—	579	120.00–125.00	122.39
3	—	723	115.50	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	612	145.00–148.00	147.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	130.00	130.00
5	—	531	140.00–145.00	143.40
1	—	330	152.00	152.00
2	—	660	130.00	130.00
2	—	370	151.00	151.00
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
8	—	469	140.00–149.00	144.73
3	—	815	113.00	113.00
2	—	623	130.00–133.00	131.53
3	—	427	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	860	152.50	152.50
60	—	918	139.30	139.30
25	—	790	148.90	148.90
3	—	586	160.50	160.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	573	139.00–155.00	145.72
24	—	674	140.00–149.00	144.71
3	—	926	120.00–123.00	121.02
15	—	616	143.00–153.00	147.56
21	—	434	153.00–166.00	162.36
7	—	382	161.00–178.00	173.26
20	—	466	150.00–162.50	156.95
3	—	763	130.00–132.00	130.99
1	—	1,170	103.00	103.00
14	—	518	149.00–165.50	160.18
29	—	717	132.00–147.50	142.55
1	—	270	161.00	161.00
10	—	829	129.00–135.00	131.24
5	—	340	161.00–171.00	167.11
1	—	1,005	121.00	121.00
2	—	880	124.00–125.00	124.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	165.50–168.00	166.50
9	—	421	173.00	173.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	626	124.00–137.00	128.43
18	—	575	131.00–142.00	137.54
8	—	725	113.00–124.00	120.04
7	—	473	145.00–157.00	148.91
4	—	416	160.00–170.00	164.94
3	—	768	109.00–123.00	114.00
1	—	810	104.00	104.00
1	—	995	107.00	107.00
1	—	395	168.00	168.00
20	—	513	133.00–147.00	142.33
10	—	663	122.00–136.00	127.80
2	—	885	105.00–107.00	106.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	400	175.00–176.00	175.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
10	—	473	130.00–140.00	134.94
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
1	—	695	111.00	111.00
1	—	900	90.00	90.00
2	—	380	141.00	141.00
4	—	535	130.00–133.00	131.23
1	—	325	138.00	138.00
2	—	422	154.00	154.00
1	—	850	85.00	85.00
3	—	990	88.00	88.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	40.00–44.50	41.61
2	—	870	50.00–50.50	50.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	60.00–66.00	63.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	75.00	75.00
9	—	1,224	61.00–68.00	64.12
2	—	1,330	54.50–59.00	56.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,791	90.00–98.00	95.05
1	—	1,905	84.00	84.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,510.00	1,510.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle